Person suffers minor injuries after vicious rollover in NW Calgary

One person was rushed to hospital after a vehicle rollover on westbound Memorial, late Saturday night. Emergency services say the person suffered minor injuries.

By Alejandro Melgar

Posted May 17, 2026 2:06 pm.

Last Updated May 17, 2026 2:08 pm.

A person is in “completely stable” condition after a vicious rollover in northwest Calgary sent them to hospital Saturday.

It happened on westbound Memorial Drive and Crowchild Trail NW at around 9 p.m.

AHS tells CityNews the patient was transported in stable and non-life-threatening condition, with “extremely minor, to no injuries.”

Images of the scene show the vehicle battered and lying on its hood, and multiple firefighters assisting EMS with transport. A person was also being carried away on a stretcher.

Emergency crews surround a person on a stretcher after a rollover happened on Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary on Saturday, May 16, 2026

A person on a stretcher after a rollover happened on Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary on Saturday, May 16, 2026

A vehicle on its hood after a rollover on Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary on Saturday, May 16, 2026

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Roads were closed in the area, but they have since reopened.

A vehicle on its hood after a rollover on Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews image)

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